Category: Articles

Epiphany

“Take the story we retell every epiphany,” said my pastor, Jack Roeda. So, here it is, the story we retell every epiphany: the magi saw

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Choosing Hope

I did not vote for Barack Obama, but I did wish him well, even publicly so on the pages of Perspectives in early 2009. As

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Why Obama?

I voted for Barack Obama in 2008, and half-way through this term I am more confident than ever that America and I chose well. From

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Theologians and Economists in Dialogue

Discussions between theologians and economists can dissolve into a great mass of frustration and confusion. Since the subject matter often involves issues of public policy,

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Hear, O Israel!

Although our church uses the New International Version of the Bible, I’ve taken to quoting the New Revised Standard Version’s translation of the Shema in

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